An amazing event that I hopes comes back year after year. I had my eyes opened to the sheer SCALE…read moreof food issues involved in this country...I was humbled by the smallness of my current niche in the market. I met some amazing people and enjoyed some delicious food. I will certainly attend again! Some constructive criticism for the next event: No member of staff could tell me where the meals served at the event came from. We were told only that it was "sustainable." A sign by the items on the tables would have been helpful, or even identify the farm. When I asked where the wine came from, I was told it was "from the Hyatt." The Sustainable Protein panel did not have a nutritionist. The representative from the Humane Society made a great point about how much protein we *actually* need, but couldn't back it up because it isn't her area of expertise. The lack of a nutritionist was glaring. Farm Tank had an excellent lineup of panels, but I would have liked to see one focused on individual action- for example how can individual consumers (i.e. Us people with not enough money to donate, but enough to spend on quality food) do to enhance the local farm economy? I would have liked to have had a more precise itinerary of the 2nd day. I chose the Ag and Conservation tract, viewing several farms. some of my fellow passengers and I were a bit dismayed to find out the return bus trip was an additional 1-hour tour...we were tired and ready to conclude the day. It would have also been nice to be given some of the Day 2 handouts with our itinerary envelope on Day 1 to avoid having to carry them around.

Yesterday of Thursday November 11, 2021 was another Veteran Day parade in capital town Sacramento,…read moreCalifornia. This is update any comment one thousand twenty nine. I see my first for year 2017 has twenty nine votes. The Wednesday, I ask at the check in desk. They look up for me. The parade at ten am and the ceremony is one pm. Okay so the Thursday, get to the area nine fifty one am, not bad. The event, they are setting up. The parade actually started ten forty am. There is a place, think is their own business. They have a barbecue grill. They are selling hot link sandwiches, chili cheese dogs, hamburgers. After the parade, there is maybe fifty minutes before the ceremony begins. I get the hot link sandwich, comes with choice pork and beans or fries. I pick the pork and beans. There is presenting of the colors. I talk with a Navy person, ask if he knows my Navy man. He says he is age eighty two, I say, "Ah, he is age forty four. No wonder you do not know him. You are if I doing the math right, thirty eight years above us," he says yes. Another her shirt says Marine Grandmother. There are four of us, we all agreed those athletes that able to stand yet intentionally lock arms and not stand. We all agreed the lady I met one year at the airport, she was in a wheelchair, obvious she cannot to stand, yet showed more respect by taking off her hat, bowed her head, hand on her heart. Okay, presenting of the colors. Then yes, the National Anthem. The lady that sang it, I heard she is new USA citizen, three months earlier, from Jamaica. The different speeches. One speaker is Mayor of Sacra, I apologize if I spell the name wrong. It is no longer Kevin Johnson, tall, African American. The Mayor of Sacra now seems be a person, sounded as Dale Steinberg, short brown hair. Many speeches. Then the wreath. On this wreath they placed thirteen ornaments for the thirteen American Military that were killed in Kabul, Afghanistan. My sympathies to those families. Yes Armistice Day then year 1954 they changed the name to Veteran Day. A group of school children, Spanish is their native language, yet when they did the different Military songs, they did very good job. When they sang Anchors Away, yes I stood. Happy 2021 Veteran Day to all. Thank you Sir, for your noble service in USA Military. Thank you Ma'am, for your noble service in USA Military. Thank you to my Navy man, age forty four, for your noble service in USA Navy. May God bless all our Military whether active or retired, and their families.

A fairly well organized event at a beautiful location for a worthy cause. I think I discovered more…read moreamazing and up-and-coming microbreweries in one hour here than I did in the last year, and that says a lot since I'm quite the beer enthusiast. The venue of choice, the California Aerospace Museum, has a lot of advantages because of its space, open and airy feel and beautiful aircraft to admire. On this particular night they would not allow us to go outside to view the rest of the planes, which is something I distinctly remember I was allowed to do at other festivals here. Each vendor was friendly and some of the pours were more than generous. The atmosphere was lively and became crowded in the final hours, but it was easy to slip upstairs and people watch from the second floor if the crowds weren't your thing. My biggest criticism is reserved for the "VIP Rare Beer Hour." For a significantly higher cost of $100 per ticket, you got to get in an hour early and supposedly taste rare beers - many of which are not even available off the factory floor. Half of that first hour was wasted standing in a long line, there was no private section for rare beer tasting and many of the vendors didn't even have a rare beer option. I'd probably be more disappointed in this if the event as a whole didn't turn out to be such a thirst quenching success.

Cheers!! A fest…read morededicated to all things brewed, with delicious tastes of sausages, pastas, cheeses and stews to fortify the soul. Hopefully other Yelpers will fill in the details on this lager-than-life event! So many breweries we didn't get to them all. The pluses: bathrooms upstairs and downstairs. Large event space. Brewers sociable and generous with their explanations, and their pours. Delicious food. The lines were short so we didn't have to spend all her time waiting around for food or drinkl The minuses: a 15-minute line at the beginning - but that irritation quickly wore off as we sipped and slurped our way to beer nirvana!! Solid 4 star event!!

The hall is quaint. I think it is perfect for small events. The room with the pool table was not…read moreavailable. I like the fact you can turn up and decorate the place any way you like. The place had a security guard.

It may be the middle of nowhere but so far the trek has been worth it. The first ever dance party…read moremusic festival fun run of its kind, Night Nation Run Sacramento is quite the blast! Food trucks, more glow items than you can shake a stick at, selfie stations, water stations, and beats a plenty to get us going before the race, during and after! Woot!!!! The trail is marked with strobe lights and live dj booths! The only thing I was not a fan of was the dirt trail in places. I tripped over everything possible to trip over. Luckily my ankles are ok and I finished in about 45 minutes. Only the coolest people wear rainbow tutus to 5ks!

Night Nation is always a fun event! Like usually Night Nation had a huge turnout!! Bunch of crazy…read morecostumes and a big ol rave party! I always look forward to this event as it a fun night for a great cause! Although it's not a competitive race it's all fun to try and beat your own time from the previous year, which I did!!... Looking forward to next year run already!

This is one of the best Pride Festivals I've attended, and one of the few free ones. Kudos to…read moreGloria and the Phoenix Coalition for putting is on! And the Drag Revue tock

The event took place at the Artisan Building and outside The Greens Hotel/ The Greens Cafe. I'm…read moreglad it took place during the daytime because I would not want to walk those two blocks between them at night. There were a lot of vendors selling products. Luckily, I didn't bring a lot of cash with me or I would've bought too much. I did come away with a container of cashew cheese from The Cultured Kitchen though. I tasted a variety of samples, which were mostly good. Other than that there wasn't much to do or see.

Great location! The Red Lion hotel had ample parking and room for all of the vendors and guests…read more The stage was excellent for watching and hearing the presentations as the audio was clear and they had large screens on either side that showed close ups of what was happening on stage for those in the back of the audience to see. There was a good amount of food and snacks available across the 7 or so setups from different restaurants and they were still serving by the time we left at around 2:30. I hadn't noticed any to have run out of food. I decided it was a good day to be a cow and ended up with a big kale salad, freshly whacked open coconut as a beverage which I took home so I could put the meat to use later, a bowl of amazing chili, a sampler dish of some Indian food (chickpeas and lentils), sampled some Nacheez and chocolate and got some kombucha from the tap. I did a silent cheer to myself for preparing this morning by not having breakfast. I guess I was sorta hoping for a little bit more to look through and learn about or at least to find a vendor with good cookbooks or something. Aside from some teas, jams and a couple other vendors, there wasn't a whole lot else to see or be involved with. As the veggie lifestyle continues to gain more interest, I hope this gathering continues to grow and have more to offer in the future. I certainly had a pretty GOOD experience and I will return next year!

This is the third year that I was fortunate enough to attend the Handle District event. Layout was…read moresimilar, blocking off one complete block of L street from 19th to 18th street. Vendors from the various establishments were there to hand out samples, as well as invited vintners and beer vendors. Can't really complain about complimentary food and beverage . The highlights for me was the Broderick's / Mulvaneys showdown. If you have the opportunity to attend next year, do so. The only call out were the logistics for the extremely long lines. If there was a way to better organize the crowd flow, maybe spacing the vendors out better or being able to secure more space , it would do wonders to eliminate the line poachers and confusion . No one really got mad (it was free food !) but heard several grumbling about the lines and crowd control. It only takes one person to get out of control , and things could spiral out of control quickly. In addition, a charge for admittance might be warranted to keep the crowds down and more manageable, but it logistically might not be possible. Otherwise another nice event from Yelp ! Much appreciated!

The Handle always puts together a solid party…read more The 2015 version (not sponsored by Yelp) was packed. Crazy packed. Why wouldn't it be with free stuff coming from the likes of Mulvaney's, Broderick Roadhouse, and several Lodi wineries? I tried a couple snacks, tried some Lodi wines, had a delicious Sculpin beer, and then cut out because it was hot and packed. All free. Thanks Handle!